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Originally Posted by Ellie May  * SID, also s.i.d., is a veterinary abbreviation meaning to give medication once a day. Medical professionals for humans instead use the term qd (an abbreviation for quaque die). However, that term can be easily mistaken with the term qid (an abbreviation for quarter in die), which means four times a day. Dosage abbreviation - Pet Diabetes
I guess there are two ways.  |
I have seen qd as well...but the preferred that I was taught was od. Oh....SID is a vet term! Gotcha!
I am a nurse and was only thinking in those terms. Thanks!
I really thought SID was some kind of joke that I was missing.
